Koss TWS250i
In April of this year, Koss already earned an editorial recommendation for the smallest model in their Bluetooth in-ear series. Back then, it was the TWS150i that earned our recommendation thanks to their decent price-performance ratio. Now the next model up in the series reports to the kopfhoerer.de command centre for testing, and naturally, and they want to leave at least as good an impression as their predecessor – if not a better one. And of course, we were happy to give these little earbuds the chance to take the stage (or the ears, as the case may be) to try to impress us.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EQ
The long-established Danish manufacturer of high-quality consumer electronics B&O tout the latest addition to their True Wireless portfolio as offering precise, powerful playback and effective suppression of outside noise, with the Beoplay EQ claiming to combine high passive isolation with hybrid Adaptive Noise Cancelling.
Beats Studio Buds
Studio Buds are the first True Wireless headphones from Apple subsidiary Beats. With their debut, the manufacturer wants to delight the iOS community with a low-cost AirPods alternative, as well as convince Android devotees with an almost identical feature set.
1more PistonBuds
With the PistonBuds, 1more have come up with a pair of budget-friendly in-ears. But, do these affordable headphones deliver the goods when it comes to sound and features?
Razer Hammerhead True Wireless X
Razer's Hammerhead True Wireless X support Bluetooth version 5.2 and offer a latency-reduced wireless connection for mobile games as well as movies in Gaming Mode, while flexible touch control and sound customisation can be made via an app. The optional illumination of the wireless earbuds in the form of the three-headed snake logo can also be individually configured.
Soundcore Life P3
Compared to their predecessor, the highly successful Soundcore Life P2, Anker has significantly increased the Life P3's feature set. This is mainly due to the headphones' app connection, which provides three ANC and two transparency profiles, a special gaming mode and versatile sound adjustment options. The new touch control can also be set up according to your own needs via the app.
Lypertek PurePlay Z7
The new premium model among the True Wireless headphones from Lypertek is an upgraded version of the model formerly called TEVI. The Chinese manufacturer has set higher standards for sound quality. The PurePlay Z7 uses a hybrid driver configuration. For the first time, Lypertek is using one titanium-coated dynamic driver and two balance-armature drivers on each side; these work together in tuned frequency ranges in a correspondingly tuned housing and are thus supposed to ensure particularly good detail resolution.
Sennheiser CX True Wireless
These new low-cost true wireless headphones from Sennheiser go by the name CX True Wireless and, with a recommended retail price of 129 euros, are cheaper than the now discontinued CX 400BT and also remain well below the price of the Momentum True Wireless 2.
Google Pixel Buds A-Series
Boasting almost the same features and almost the same look - with the new Pixel Buds A-Series Google offers a cheaper alternative to the Pixel Buds that appeared just under a year ago. The search engine giant has cut the price in half so that the new Pixel Buds no longer cost 100 Euros. We find out what the differences are in the features and whether the new A series is worth it.
Huawei FreeBuds 4
The successors to the Huawei FreeBuds 3 are called FreeBuds 4. Like their predecessors, they rely on an "open-fit design", i.e. an ear fit without silicone attachments - also called "Ear-Buds". Despite this airy design, which the first noise barrier does not have due to the design because of a sealed ear canal, they want to ensure peace with a two-stage active noise cancelling.
